South of Scotland League clubs not rushing back to training despite easing of coronavirus restrictions

be too happy about that.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPubs and bars ushering in a new era of service have praised punters for embracing “the change of a lifetime”.Hostelries were finally able to reopen indoors last week – but the warm welcome has changed dramatically in look.However, from big chains to small independents, businesses were bowled over by the willingness of customers to turn back out in force.Bosses at Ayr’s Arthur Street Kitchen

popular with Scots for years and has been a bawdy rite of passage for millions of teenagers.

Janey Godley has taken swipe at Boris Johnson for not visiting Glasgow during his trip to Scotland. The Prime Minister is visiting Scotland today to thank the military and emergency services for their role in responding to the coronavirus crisis pandemic.

Tattoo studios can finally get inking again after four months of being closed due to the coronavirus lockdown. It’s less a case of “new normal” at Archangel 1608 Tattoo Studio in Glasgow and more like “back better than ever” as a raft of close contact services get back up and running again across Scotland.

Scott Tanser at the double as St Johnstone defeat Aberdeen in pre-season game“They have been improving over the last few years and I would expect them to be one of the favourites for the league.“I think all the players will relish that derby match.

tourism begins to reopen across the country. All self-catering, hostel and guest house accommodation along with its café and restaurant have been officially closed until August 31.

although figures reported by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,187 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 12.

worship, a range of visitor attractions and go to a pub or restaurant indoors from Wednesday, July 15. Hairdressers and barbers will also reopen to those seeking to get their lockdown locks seen to for the first time in almost four months.Nicola Sturgeon announced that there were zero deaths from Covid in Scotland for the sixth day in a row yesterday.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Patients in hospitals across NHS Lanarkshire will again be able to receive visits from a loved one.Hospital visiting is now being re-instated in a staged approach.This comes after hospitals across Scotland had to take the exceptional step of stopping all but essential visitors coming into hospitals.Susan Friel, nurse director for Acute Services at NHS Lanarkshire, said: “Stopping hospital visiting was absolutely

Army cadet instructor has been booted out of Legion Scotland over bogus claims he is a forces veteran.Eric Wicks, who has never been a soldier, has been banned by the national organisation after members raised concerns over his military service boasts.When approached by the Sunday Mail, Wicks – who was snapped wearing an HM Forces veterans badge which he didn’t earn – admitted he never served but claimed he was the victim of a vendetta.The Army Cadet Force, which Wicks was in for seven years, is

Perth and Kinross. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is cutting the rate of value added tax (VAT) on hospitality and tourism from 20 per cent to five per cent from July 15, 2020 to January 12, 2021. Fund for funeral of young girl (7) killed in tragic accident at Perthshire beauty spot raises over £20,000 Around 18,300 jobs are dependent on the Perth and Kinross hospitality and tourism sector - around 23 per cent of the total workforce in the region - as it prepares to reopen in Scotland next week.

Green Flag also offered some common-sense tips for those looking to buy a used car.

Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Scotland are being relaxed, as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed dates for hotels, indoor pubs and hairdressers to reopen and announced plans to lift restrictions on funerals and worship.In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said the ongoing decline in the prevalence of coronavirus means the country can move into phase three of its four-step plan to exit lockdown.She confirmed that from tomorrow, people can meet in extended groups

The Castle Douglas branch of Legion Scotland is working towards re-opening its bar on August 6.And nearby Market Inn is “leaning towards” waiting a bit longer than July 15 to reopen.

The Scottish SPCA’s Ayrshire Animal Rescue Centre is back finding animals their forever home after lockdown saw rehoming completely suspended for almost two months.After trialling a limited rehoming service in May, the centre is now rehoming animals using a combination of an online-only application system, carefully controlled appointments and ‘virtual home checks’ where prospective owners and their homes are vetted via Zoom calls.Now the charity have this lovely girl (pictured above) in their

Instagram after posting a series of looks with fashion website Boohoo. The design company has been the subject of claims that staff at one of its Leicester factories were paid as little as £3.50 an hour, and were working without proper equipment to guard against coronavirus.

Ayrshire, no new cases have been reported for three consecutive days now and the total remains at 1,257.There remain fewer than five patients, within the health board's region, in intensive care with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.Meanwhile, the number of people in hospital with confirmed coronavirus at midnight also stands at fewer than five.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much

lockdown later this week as infections from Covid-19 across the country continue to fall. Nicola Sturgeon is due to appear at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday where she will update MSPs on the latest measures being taken to allow the country to return to a degree of normality.